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Yogi

I would say make sure you use something on your skin during Rads.  The Rad nurse will recommend something.  The fatigue is something I am still dealing with but I am glad to be finished with treatment.

Ladies!

i hope you are all keeping well!

Paula G

Hi ladies, glad to see you guys are still around!!!

Yogi, I haven't had to use any creams or anything for my skin. I use caress/dove soap and that's it. I don't use any deordorant, for some reason maybe because of chemo, but I don't have underarm odors. I don't wear perfumes but I do spray the body sprays on my camisoles that I wear under the shirts. I am tender in the area that gets rads so I don't wear bras or sport bras. But, there is nothing to be afriad or nervous about. You'll be fine! Once you know the ladies that will be your rad techs you'll get into the routine better. My techs are awesome! My rad onc did tell me that if I started to burn or have skin problems, that he would prescribe something for me.

Felicia-girl it's not just the saggy, showing all your butt homeboys, it's the too short, too tight, titties all out hip hop girls too. I want to tell some of the supposed to be "career minded" young women to put some darn clothes on! Oh, well. I'm doing really well though with my courses, better than I expected!

Anywho, gotta get back to the books! Talk to you gals soon!

Take care everyone!

Hi Ladies,

I'm still here.  Been getting chemo and almost half way thru it.   Last A/C will be Friday then I start 4 rounds of Taxol.  I am thanking God that I will be thru with chemo before December so I can really enjoy the Holidays!  Still  experiencing lots of N/V.  In fact, I now get nauseated just thinking about getting the chemo.  Had to put my littlest DD in full time daycare because I was tired and  sleeping too much to watch her properly.

Yogi, I am going to start rads in January and am planning to use a deodorant called 'Lavilin.'  It is made in Isreal but can be found in some health food stores in the USA  and I have also seen it on Ebay.  The best thing about it is that it kills the bacteria that cause odor and it is so effective that you only have to use it every 5 to 7 days.  I plan to apply it over the weekends before bed.  It is visible  with the first application but after you bathe the first time it disappears but remains effective.  You remain odor free and deodorant free all week long.  Great for those who are undergoing rads.  You can look it up online.....very effective.....plus it is all natural & without aluminum.

As for lotion etc. during rads, I bought an Aloe Vera plant and am planning to  soothe my rads area by just using the aloe directly from the plant leaf.  I'm just going to break a piece of leaf and use it when I need it.  This was recommended to me by a few other BC sisters who have been thru rads already.  This is as close to 100% aloe as you can get.

Blessings,

Roya

Hello all,

Glad to see everyone is doing well.  Liked your pictures Sharon.  Everything is pretty good here.  Getting ready for my one year cancerversary.  October 8th.  And celebrating my 39th birthday on October 17.  I am going to to be busy doing alot of breast cancer awareness stuff next month.  I am having a pink pot luck to inform some of my friends and some of the other AA in my community about bc.  I am also walking in Strides Against Breast Cancer on October 25.  And I am having all of my teen mentees at the high school and at the Boys and Girls Club wearing Pink one day next month.  In November I plan to attend a bc conference in Chicago where Robin Roberts is going to be a guest speaker.  It sounds like it's going to be alot of fun.  I haven't been checking in here as often as I should but know that you all are always in my prayers.  And continue to pray for me.

take care everyone,

Sabrina

Hey Ladies!!

Roya, thanks for the tip about Lavilin.  I am going to look it up in just a minute.  It was a good call putting your DD in daycare fulltime. It's good for you because you need that down time and your rest. It's good for her to be around other kids. Time will be up before you know it; the holidays will be here and you will be enjoying a little down time from treatment and can have fun with your family. You know I'm glad you mentioned the Aloe plant. My mother has always kept one and I don't know why I hadn't though of it.

Hey Rogam, I'm glad you'll be through will chemo soon; I know you're happy about that. I was talking with my husband the other day about doing something to increase my AA sisters awarness.  Since I've returned to work I've gotten a lot of support from men and women alike.  I can tell people want to ask me questions and I try to encourage them because something I say may help them, or their wife, sister, mother, cousin, aunt etc.  I want to do something to share my story.

Hey Sabrina!!  Good to hear from you and see your smiling avatar!  I wouldn't mind attending the conference with Robin Roberts as the speaker.  Please keep us posted.  I think its great what you're doing with your mentees as far as raising awareness. 

Hey LaShon, I understand about you being nervous. It's normal; I'm kind of apprehensive about radiation myself but I'm sure I'll get through it fine and so will you.  Yes, I've seen the new Tyler Perry movie and I liked it too. He is a very talented man.

Well Ladies, I have to get ready for work. Take care everybody and God Bless.

Yogi

Hey Ladies just checking in to say hello.  Got a quick question it may be a little to much info but need to ask anyway.  After this bc situation and chemo my husband and I who have been together since the 10th grade used to be 3-4 times a weekers. (whoopie).  Now it has gone to maybe 2-3 times a month.  Is this normal.  I just don't feel like it anymore.  And then when I do he seems not to be interested then I think that he just isn't desireing me anymore with one boob and all.  I would still like to think that I am still that ole freak from the streets (just kidding)  Remember that old Adina Howard song (freak) I used to pump that song.  Any who any advice for me how to get that girl back.  Is she coming back.  What is a girl to do?  I thought that it was supposed to get better with age.  Hopefully I didn't offend any one with this question...

Take care all while I try to go take care of some business...

Sabrina

Sabrina, honey, I just read your post and I know how you feel!!!  I miss the old freaky me!! My husband is being supportive in that category but I know he misses it too.  We used to always joke about my sex drive being high and me wearing him out... well chemo took care of that (sigh).  I'm just waiting for it to pass hopefully it will and when I get my MOJO back I do have some new ideas thanks to the MOJO threads.

Yogi

Oh how glad I am that i bought this topic up.  You always feel that you are the only one going through something until you here someone else bring it up.  I guess thats why they have testimony service at church?  I just thought people just wanted to put all there business out there. (no just joking).  Well since I posted last and I talked to my hubby about how I was feeling I have been making a more effort in the whoopie dept.  Plus I read the more sex you have the less pain you have.  And I have been in a lot of pain lately. We are at it more but it's still not the same.  Getting there though. We have been together since the 10th grade and we have never been into sex movies (late night showtime & cinemax not that hard core crap) but lately it has helped out getting things started.  Wish I was a bit more adventerous and less self conscience.  But I know it's coming MO to the JO.  Where art thou???

Hope every one is blessed and thanks for being my sister

Love you all

Sabrina

I had some issues with dryness and doing the grown up during chemo, but pure romance sales lubricants and others things for people going through bc pull them up online they might have some things to try

Hi LASHON2008,

Prayers for you!!!

Post back with us when you can.  Take care of you.

Linda C.